Is buying used car audio/video a good idea? I am trying to decide if I should buy used or new but I'm not sure if it's the right move. I might just buy a used deck and new subs/amp, what do you guys think?
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Used Car Audio/Video?
Is buying used car audio/video a good idea? I am trying to decide if I should buy used or new but I'm not sure if it's the right move. I might just buy a used deck and new subs/amp, what do you guys think?
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I have purchased many used decks and amps, all great deals.
Speaker wise, I have bought both new and used.. no issues.
Box's I have built myself, and I have always bought the subs new for some reason.
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Well subs can be blown I suppose as far as buying a used deck I don't see why I shouldn't.Originally posted by Alterac
I have purchased many used decks and amps, all great deals.
Speaker wise, I have bought both new and used.. no issues.
Box's I have built myself, and I have always bought the subs new for some reason.
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Well, I buy everything used for the most part. Car audio depreciates like you wouldn't believe. In my last big stereo install, I bought about $8k worth of audio equipment for it, for $1k. MSRP being $8,000 for everything really. Frankly I'd much rather let somebody else take a HUGE financial hit. I dont mind buying one or two year old equipment for a fraction of the cost.
I do my research first, and I buy my stuff from the same seller on here, Mainly the ///Loud Load\\\ guy on here, which I've known for years. He finds great deals from other people, as he's big into the competition scene, and a Retailer himself, so I just buy it from him. Saves me boat loads of cash.
For a show winning install, obviously it makes sense to buy it new, in immaculate condition, but I dont care if my ($3k new) amp (that I bought for $1100) has a small scratch or two on it.
I buy my CD decks new though, as I find used ones almost always have quirks about them.
With subs you have to know how to tell a worn sub. Its best to hook it up and give it some serious juice right then and there to tell for damage and old age.
Last edited by Graham_A_M; 11-16-2008 at 09:07 PM.
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Is that right, I saw a thread of his, and he seems like he knows his stuff, perhaps he would be the guy to talk to. Thanks.Originally posted by Graham_A_M
Well, I buy everything used for the most part. Car audio depreciates like you wouldn't believe. In my last big stereo install, I bought about $8k worth of audio equipment for it, for $1k. Frankly I'd much rather let somebody else take a HUGE financial hit. I dont mind buying one or two year old equipment for a fraction of the cost.
I do my research first, and I buy my stuff from the same seller on here, Mainly the ///Loud Load\\\ guy on here, which I've known for years. He finds great deals from other people, as he's big into the competition scene, and a Retailer himself, so I just buy it from him. Saves me boat loads of cash.
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^ yeah Clay is a very knowledgable guy, and very trustworthy. I havn't yet tested anything I've bought from him, before buying it as I know it works just as he described it.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side"
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Damn that handsome devillol thanks for the kind words Graham.
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Originally posted by Alterac
I have purchased many used decks and amps, all great deals.
Speaker wise, I have bought both new and used.. no issues.
Box's I have built myself
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